NHC AL021940 · Atlantic basin
Unnamed Hurricane of 1940
August 3, 1940 – August 10, 1940
Hurricane Unnamed 1940 storm peaked at Category 2 with 98 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 212 US cities, 60 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Category 2
- Cities within 75 mi
- 212
- At hurricane strength
- 60
- States
- 2
98 mph
when closest
Cities Unnamed 1940 storm passed near, strongest first
Texas (145)
- Port ArthurCategory 2 · 17 mi
- GrovesCategory 2 · 20 mi
- Bridge CityCategory 2 · 27 mi
- OrangeCategory 2 · 34 mi
- Port NechesCategory 1 · 21 mi
- NederlandCategory 1 · 19 mi
- Crystal BeachCategory 1 · 34 mi
- Texas CityCategory 1 · 48 mi
- GalvestonCategory 1 · 48 mi
- La MarqueCategory 1 · 50 mi
- HitchcockCategory 1 · 53 mi
- Santa FeCategory 1 · 56 mi
- DanburyCategory 1 · 74 mi
- DickinsonCategory 1 · 49 mi
- BacliffTropical storm · 46 mi
- WinnieTropical storm · 5 mi
- AnahuacTropical storm · 23 mi
- AlvinTropical storm · 63 mi
- KemahTropical storm · 47 mi
- League CityTropical storm · 51 mi
- SeabrookTropical storm · 46 mi
- WebsterTropical storm · 52 mi
- FriendswoodTropical storm · 56 mi
- BeaumontTropical storm · 17 mi
- VidorTropical storm · 27 mi
- ManvelTropical storm · 66 mi
- RosharonTropical storm · 73 mi
- La PorteTropical storm · 43 mi
- PearlandTropical storm · 61 mi
- BaytownTropical storm · 34 mi
- Deer ParkTropical storm · 46 mi
- PasadenaTropical storm · 50 mi
- South HoustonTropical storm · 53 mi
- FresnoTropical storm · 70 mi
- LibertyTropical storm · 16 mi
- DaytonTropical storm · 24 mi
- CrosbyTropical storm · 37 mi
- HuffmanTropical storm · 37 mi
- HighlandsTropical storm · 38 mi
- KingwoodTropical storm · 42 mi
- ChannelviewTropical storm · 43 mi
- HumbleTropical storm · 44 mi
- PorterTropical storm · 45 mi
- Galena ParkTropical storm · 51 mi
- SpringTropical storm · 58 mi
- HoustonTropical storm · 61 mi
- TomballTropical storm · 63 mi
- BellaireTropical storm · 64 mi
- Missouri CityTropical storm · 72 mi
- StaffordTropical storm · 72 mi
- CypressTropical storm · 73 mi
- Sour LakeTropical storm · 5 mi
- New CaneyTropical storm · 41 mi
- ShenandoahTropical storm · 56 mi
- The WoodlandsTropical storm · 60 mi
- PinehurstTropical storm · 70 mi
- MagnoliaTropical storm · 71 mi
- LumbertonTropical storm · 18 mi
- SplendoraTropical storm · 40 mi
- KountzeTropical storm · 10 mi
and 85 more
Louisiana (67)
- VintonCategory 2 · 42 mi
- Bell CityCategory 2 · 47 mi
- SulphurCategory 2 · 49 mi
- Lake CharlesCategory 2 · 52 mi
- GueydanCategory 2 · 53 mi
- WestlakeCategory 2 · 53 mi
- Lake ArthurCategory 2 · 54 mi
- KaplanCategory 2 · 57 mi
- IowaCategory 2 · 59 mi
- WelshCategory 2 · 62 mi
- MorseCategory 2 · 63 mi
- DequincyCategory 2 · 63 mi
- JenningsCategory 2 · 66 mi
- CrowleyCategory 2 · 70 mi
- RagleyCategory 2 · 70 mi
- DusonCategory 2 · 74 mi
- RayneCategory 2 · 74 mi
- IotaCategory 2 · 75 mi
- AbbevilleCategory 2 · 57 mi
- MauriceCategory 2 · 68 mi
- ErathCategory 2 · 59 mi
- DelcambreCategory 2 · 60 mi
- YoungsvilleCategory 2 · 70 mi
- BroussardCategory 2 · 73 mi
- New IberiaCategory 1 · 67 mi
- JeaneretteCategory 1 · 64 mi
- PattersonCategory 1 · 56 mi
- FranklinCategory 1 · 57 mi
- BerwickCategory 1 · 57 mi
- Morgan CityCategory 1 · 58 mi
- GrayCategory 1 · 65 mi
- SchrieverCategory 1 · 65 mi
- ThibodauxCategory 1 · 71 mi
- Pierre PartCategory 1 · 73 mi
- HoumaCategory 1 · 59 mi
- RacelandCategory 1 · 69 mi
- ChauvinCategory 1 · 47 mi
- MontegutCategory 1 · 52 mi
- LaroseCategory 1 · 61 mi
- LockportCategory 1 · 65 mi
- Cut OffCategory 1 · 62 mi
- Golden MeadowCategory 1 · 47 mi
- GallianoCategory 1 · 57 mi
- LafitteCategory 1 · 75 mi
- Port SulphurCategory 1 · 72 mi
- BurasCategory 1 · 66 mi
- MerryvilleTropical storm · 56 mi
- DeridderTropical storm · 73 mi
- LongvilleTropical storm · 74 mi
- New LlanoTropical storm · 72 mi
- AnacocoTropical storm · 64 mi
- FlorienTropical storm · 62 mi
- ManyTropical storm · 56 mi
- ZwolleTropical storm · 49 mi
- RobelineTropical storm · 71 mi
- LogansportTropical storm · 33 mi
- Grand CaneTropical storm · 47 mi
- MansfieldTropical storm · 50 mi
- KeithvilleTropical storm · 51 mi
- StonewallTropical storm · 53 mi
and 7 more
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.